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IT Rapid Review Assessment Services:
Software Asset Management Process (SAM)
Software Asset Management Process (SAM)
ITPMG will present findings and recommendations within 7 business days after receipt of all
information/data from the client and present to the CEO, CIO, CFO and COO
Optional
In addition to the deliverables listed above, we can assist clients in a more detailed full Software Asset Management Process assessment provide additional support and help to implement the approved initiatives.
Additional support examples:
Inventory Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment we will develop a comprehensive asset inventory baseline for ongoing comparison and action.
Contract Analysis and Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment, we will selectively (per the client) review one or more software vendor's Contract terms and conditions with related environment factors in order to develop a comprehensive vendor strategy.
Usage Analysis and Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment, we will develop a comprehensive asset Usage baseline for ongoing comparison and action.
Ongoing support: ITPMG offers analytical and research support for the SAM Process Assessment results.
Performance Dashboard: An automated visualization tool that allows management to view all the important SAM process measurements/KPI's in a simple, easy to understand pictorial format.
Software Asset Management Savings Tools: A SAM Impact Tracker "Savings Tool" in MS Excel is provided to the client for use during the engagement. The tool enables the client to track and record each event that takes place as part of the Software Asset Management engagement. An event may be a cost saving, cost avoidance or a process improvement activity such as the elimination of a software product or the renegotiation of a software contract. Written reports can be prepared easily by the client on a periodic basis based on the data captured and summarized in the tool and used to support the program to client management. These reports are typically done each quarter.
Target audience:
CIO (primary), CFO, COO, Executive and management team(s) responsible for software asset management.
Optional
In addition to the deliverables listed above, we can assist clients in a more detailed full Software Asset Management Process assessment provide additional support and help to implement the approved initiatives.
Additional support examples:
Inventory Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment we will develop a comprehensive asset inventory baseline for ongoing comparison and action.
Contract Analysis and Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment, we will selectively (per the client) review one or more software vendor's Contract terms and conditions with related environment factors in order to develop a comprehensive vendor strategy.
Usage Analysis and Support: Based on the SAM Process Assessment, we will develop a comprehensive asset Usage baseline for ongoing comparison and action.
Ongoing support: ITPMG offers analytical and research support for the SAM Process Assessment results.
Performance Dashboard: An automated visualization tool that allows management to view all the important SAM process measurements/KPI's in a simple, easy to understand pictorial format.
Software Asset Management Savings Tools: A SAM Impact Tracker "Savings Tool" in MS Excel is provided to the client for use during the engagement. The tool enables the client to track and record each event that takes place as part of the Software Asset Management engagement. An event may be a cost saving, cost avoidance or a process improvement activity such as the elimination of a software product or the renegotiation of a software contract. Written reports can be prepared easily by the client on a periodic basis based on the data captured and summarized in the tool and used to support the program to client management. These reports are typically done each quarter.
Target audience:
CIO (primary), CFO, COO, Executive and management team(s) responsible for software asset management.
Software has become the largest single IT expenditure and a company's software budget can
significantly benefit from improved management and control techniques.
Software vendors often focus on compliance audits to generate revenue in a down economy. They know that software compliance risk and exposure is likely to be extensive. At the same time, the opportunity for savings is enormous.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is the business discipline an organization uses to optimize their investment in software assets by tracking and reconciling installed inventory, measuring the usage of products, and integrating this information with contract, licensing and financial data.
The challenge is to understand the current level of your organization's software management effectiveness and efficiency. Do you know how effective your program is today?
In today's world, every process has a basic cost to produce a product or service correctly the first time. This base cost is known collectively as the Cost of Quality (COQ) and generally made up of the costs of quality assurance (requirements), the costs of quality control (testing) and the costs of failure (fixing defects). We all have heard that the cost of finding and fixing a defect in production is at least 100 times the cost of finding and fixing that same defect earlier in requirements.
Description:
The IT Rapid Review Assessment - Software Asset Management Process provides a fast and efficient assessment and evaluation of the current software asset management process that cover the following:
Software vendors often focus on compliance audits to generate revenue in a down economy. They know that software compliance risk and exposure is likely to be extensive. At the same time, the opportunity for savings is enormous.
Software Asset Management (SAM) is the business discipline an organization uses to optimize their investment in software assets by tracking and reconciling installed inventory, measuring the usage of products, and integrating this information with contract, licensing and financial data.
The challenge is to understand the current level of your organization's software management effectiveness and efficiency. Do you know how effective your program is today?
In today's world, every process has a basic cost to produce a product or service correctly the first time. This base cost is known collectively as the Cost of Quality (COQ) and generally made up of the costs of quality assurance (requirements), the costs of quality control (testing) and the costs of failure (fixing defects). We all have heard that the cost of finding and fixing a defect in production is at least 100 times the cost of finding and fixing that same defect earlier in requirements.
Description:
The IT Rapid Review Assessment - Software Asset Management Process provides a fast and efficient assessment and evaluation of the current software asset management process that cover the following:
• An assessment and evaluation of the current software asset management process by
•.platform for both executive and staff levels
• An assessment and evaluation of the barriers that increase the risk of achieving higher
•.efficiency levels
• A gap analysis comparing the software asset management process to best practices
•.platform for both executive and staff levels
• An assessment and evaluation of the barriers that increase the risk of achieving higher
•.efficiency levels
• A gap analysis comparing the software asset management process to best practices
The results of our service enable companies to manage strengths, improve weaknesses and develop
a self-funding software management roadmap.
Our consultants have developed expertise in creating and implementing Software Asset Management process solutions. The team also has experience in performing software asset management assessments and audits, designing enterprise IT software asset management process support systems and automated reporting systems.
We team with our clients to define the improved software asset management process based on their goals and business requirements, and educate their team in the process. We feel that this is important so our clients can take ownership for the recommendations, and are capable of making continual adjustments to the software asset management process as changing business needs demand.
Deliverables:
Standard
Our service offering delivers the following results:
Our consultants have developed expertise in creating and implementing Software Asset Management process solutions. The team also has experience in performing software asset management assessments and audits, designing enterprise IT software asset management process support systems and automated reporting systems.
We team with our clients to define the improved software asset management process based on their goals and business requirements, and educate their team in the process. We feel that this is important so our clients can take ownership for the recommendations, and are capable of making continual adjustments to the software asset management process as changing business needs demand.
Deliverables:
Standard
Our service offering delivers the following results:
• An assessment and evaluation of the current Software Asset Management Process by
•.platform for both executives and staff levels and its related supporting infrastructure.
• A summary of current barriers to SAM process improvement
• A gap analysis comparing the current Software Asset Management process to best
•.practices and recommendations for improvement.
•.platform for both executives and staff levels and its related supporting infrastructure.
• A summary of current barriers to SAM process improvement
• A gap analysis comparing the current Software Asset Management process to best
•.practices and recommendations for improvement.
Our Consultants will deliver a summary report that includes the above deliverables and present
the findings to our client's management.
Work effort may be conducted on-site or off-site as follows:
Work effort may be conducted on-site or off-site as follows:
• ITPMG will work with Client's IT staff to gather the information for review.
• Work effort is limited to 2 days for data gathering and one day for an interactive
• presentation of findings and recommendations
• ITPMG assumes client has readily available inventory, prices and costs of all areas and/or
•.will send to ITPMG within 2 business days upon request
• Work effort is limited to 2 days for data gathering and one day for an interactive
• presentation of findings and recommendations
• ITPMG assumes client has readily available inventory, prices and costs of all areas and/or
•.will send to ITPMG within 2 business days upon request
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Business Planning and Analysis
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Rapid Review Assessment Solution Suite Services
Performance Management & Measurement Services
Benchmarking Services
ERP Optimization Services
Software Development Process Improvement
Risk Management
Skills and Compentency Management
Planning and Strategy Services
Business Planning and Analysis
Business Process Management
Contract and License Management Review and Analysis
Enterprise Network Infrastructure Strategy and Planning
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Strategy Services
IT Strategy and Plan Review
Storage Strategy and Plan Review
Security and Regulatory Compliance Strategy and Planning
Vendor and Technology Analysis
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Rapid Review - Software Asset Management Process Assessment